"turn-of-the-century composers, and their music was not contemporaneous to the period that these 1930s nostalgia films were set. The credit acknowledging Sousa's score has the letters ""USA"" in his last name highlighted in red, white, and blue. A sequel, """", was announced at the conclusion of ""The Man of Bronze"". Based on a screenplay by Joe Morhaim, and according to contemporary news accounts, it had been filmed in the Lake Tahoe area simultaneously with the principal photography for the first Doc Savage. However, people associated with the production of the film have said only some publicity shots were taken at"
"Bronze Man Bronze Man is a fictional comic-book superhero in comics published by Fox Feature Syndicate. He first appeared in ""Blue Beetle"" #42 (July/August 1946). Bronze Man was originally U.S. Army Air Force flying ace Randy Ronald. Ronald was declared M.I.A. after being shot down over enemy territory. Unknown to the authorities, he had been captured by the enemy, who tortured and disfigured him before he could escape. Once free, he vowed to exterminate brute force and injustice. He took his name from the bronze mask he wore to hide his injuries. Bronze Man exhibited some level of superhuman strength."
"Men of Bronze Men of Bronze is the 2005 historical novel debut of American author Scott Oden; an ancient Egyptian tale inspired by the writings of Herodotus and by Oden's love of the pulp-fiction tales of Robert E. Howard. It is 526 B.C. and the empire of the Pharaohs is dying, crushed by the weight of its own antiquity. Decay riddles its cities, infects its aristocracy, and weakens its armies. While across the expanse of Sinai, like jackals drawn to carrion, the forces of the King of Persia watch . . . and wait. Leading the fight to preserve the"
"emperor Romulus Augustus, whose power has been wrested by the barbarian Odoacer. In this story, Romulus Augustus marries Igraine, and King Arthur is their son, and the sword of Julius Caesar becomes the legendary Excalibur in Britain. In the 2007 film version of the novel, he is played by Colin Firth and his name becomes ""Aurelianus Caius Antonius"". In both he is called ""Aurelius"" for short. Mary Stewart's ""The Crystal Cave"" follows Geoffrey of Monmouth in calling him Aurelius Ambrosius and portrays him as the father of Merlin, the elder brother of Uther (hence uncle of Arthur), an initiate of"
"In one adventure, he stopped a car from going off a cliff by holding it with his legs while hanging from a tree branch with his arms. No origin was given for his power. Bronze Man Bronze Man is a fictional comic-book superhero in comics published by Fox Feature Syndicate. He first appeared in ""Blue Beetle"" #42 (July/August 1946). Bronze Man was originally U.S. Army Air Force flying ace Randy Ronald. Ronald was declared M.I.A. after being shot down over enemy territory. Unknown to the authorities, he had been captured by the enemy, who tortured and disfigured him before he"
"unfold in the dusty hills east of Pelusium. There, over the dead of two nations, Hasdrabal Barca will face the same choice as the heroes of old: Death and eternal fame . . . Or obscurity and long life . . . Men of Bronze Men of Bronze is the 2005 historical novel debut of American author Scott Oden; an ancient Egyptian tale inspired by the writings of Herodotus and by Oden's love of the pulp-fiction tales of Robert E. Howard. It is 526 B.C. and the empire of the Pharaohs is dying, crushed by the weight of its own"
"system in person to visitors at the museum, many of them professional archaeologists. In his poem, ""Works and Days"", the ancient Greek poet Hesiod possibly between 750 and 650 BC, defined five successive Ages of Man: 1. Golden, 2. Silver, 3. Bronze, 4. Heroic and 5. Iron. Only the Bronze Age and the Iron Age are based on the use of metal: ... then Zeus the father created the third generation of mortals, the age of bronze ... They were terrible and strong, and the ghastly action of Ares was theirs, and violence. ... The weapons of these men were"
"Man of Iron (1935 film) Man of Iron is a 1935 American drama film directed by William C. McGann and written by William Wister Haines. The film stars Barton MacLane, Mary Astor, John Eldredge, Dorothy Peterson, Joseph Crehan and Craig Reynolds. The film was released by Warner Bros. on December 21, 1935. Steel mill foreman Chris Bennett is pleased when he is chosen to be the new boss of Harrison Balding's entire business over Ed Tanahill, who is the owner's cousin. Tanahill and secretary Vida conspire to sabotage Chris's progress at the mill reputation with the men. The hard-working and"
"Talos In Greek mythology, Talos, also spelled Talus (; , ""Talōs"") or Talon (; , ""Talōn""), was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's shores three times daily. Talos's bronze nature suggested to the author of ""Bibliothēkē"" that he may have been a survivor from the Age of Bronze, a descendant of the brazen race that sprang from ""meliae"" ""ash-tree nymphs"" according to ""Argonautica"" 4. The conception that Hesiod's men of the Age of Bronze were actually made of bronze is extended to men of the age of"
"Rodin was falsely accused of having made the statue by casting a living model, a charge that was vigorously denied. This charge benefited Rodin though, because people were so eager to see this for themselves. Casts of the statue can be found in many museums, including: The Age of Bronze The Age of Bronze () is a bronze statue by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840–1917). The figure is of a life-size nude male, 72 in. (182.9 cm) high. Rodin continued to produce casts of the statue for several decades after it was modelled in 1876. Rodin had a Belgian"
"It was made into a movie in 1954, ""The Black Shield of Falworth"". Men of Iron Men of Iron is an 1891 novel by the American author Howard Pyle, who also illustrated it. Set in the 15th century, it is a juvenile ""coming of age"" work in which a young squire, Myles Falworth, seeks not only to become a knight but to eventually redeem his father's honor. In Chapter 24 the knighthood ceremony is presented and described as it would be in a non-fiction work concerning knighthood and chivalry. Descriptions of training equipment are also given throughout. It comprises 68,334"
"Nothing is known about the origins of the Balloon Man; he simply appeared one day and began a series of daring robberies. He managed to thwart the Metal Men on several occasions, until they used intense heat to reduce him to steam, apparently killing him. The Metal Men feature in a combined form called Alloy in the 1996 limited series ""Kingdom Come"". In the possible future depicted in """" #1,000,000 (November 1998), Superman tracks down Platinum, one of the few individuals to have survived all the way into the future, to question her about the true history of current foe"
"statues he is depicted as a great inventor. The ancient historian Herodotus twice refers to Theodorus as ""the son of Telecles,"" a Samian artist. Herodotus credits Theodorus along with Rhoecus with improving the process of mixing copper and tin to form bronze, as well as being the first to use it in casting. Elsewhere, he credits Theodorus alone for discovering the art of fusing iron and using it to cast statues. Carl Sagan, in the episode ""The Backbone of Night"" from his series """", claims Theodorus invented the level, the ruler, the key, the square, the lathe, and bronze casting."
"Days"" (lines 109–201) lists different ages of man named after metals like gold, silver, bronze and iron to account for successive ages of humanity. Ovid's ""Metamorphoses"" contains another retelling of the story, containing an illustration of silver's metaphorical use of signifying the second-best in a series, better than bronze but worse than gold: In folklore, silver was commonly thought to have mystic powers: for example, a bullet cast from silver is often supposed in such folklore the only weapon that is effective against a werewolf, witch, or other monsters. From this the idiom of a silver bullet developed into figuratively"
"Men of Iron Men of Iron is an 1891 novel by the American author Howard Pyle, who also illustrated it. Set in the 15th century, it is a juvenile ""coming of age"" work in which a young squire, Myles Falworth, seeks not only to become a knight but to eventually redeem his father's honor. In Chapter 24 the knighthood ceremony is presented and described as it would be in a non-fiction work concerning knighthood and chivalry. Descriptions of training equipment are also given throughout. It comprises 68,334 words and is divided into 33 unnamed chapters, an introduction, and a conclusion."
"and tells her that no one is waiting for him. The novel was made into motion pictures in , 1936, 1962 and 2005 (the latest was made for TV). The 1918 version was directed by Alexander Korda. The 1962 version is by far the most famous of the four, as it featured the most popular actors of that age. The movie versions are all titled ""Az aranyember"", in accord with modern spelling. The Man with the Golden Touch The Man with the Golden Touch (orig. Hungarian: ""Az arany ember"", lit. ""The Golden Man"") is an 1872 novel by Hungarian novelist"
"the collection ""The Golden Man"", Dick wrote of the eponymous short story: The film ""Next"", a very loose adaptation of ""The Golden Man"", was released in 2007. It was directed by Lee Tamahori and stars Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson and co-stars Julianne Moore, Jessica Biel, Thomas Kretschmann, and Peter Falk. The Golden Man ""The Golden Man"" is an 11,600-word science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on June 24, 1953, and first published in the April 1954 issue of ""If"" magazine. The story was illustrated by Kelly Freas"
"The Golden Man ""The Golden Man"" is an 11,600-word science fiction novella by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on June 24, 1953, and first published in the April 1954 issue of ""If"" magazine. The story was illustrated by Kelly Freas in its original publication. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the existence of potentially powerful mutants has become a reality. The mutants are seen as dangerous and have been hunted to death by human beings for years. A golden-skinned mutant called Cris is captured by the government, which"
"George Walsh George Walsh (March 16, 1889 – June 13, 1981) was an American personality in the early decades of the 20th Century. An all-around athlete, who became an actor and later returned to sport, he enjoyed 40 years of notoriety and was a performer with dual appeal, with women loving his sexy charm and men appreciating his manly bravura. Known variously as ""the Laughing Athletic Thunderbolt,"" ""the Apollo of the Silver Sheet,"" ""the Screen’s Greatest Athlete"" and ""the King of Smiles"", Walsh’s movie career stretched from the start of true US film-making to the Golden Era (20 years) during"
"throughout the books. He is nicknamed by some as ""the madman from Miletos"" for his ideas, on ways in which to improve various work such as ship building. He is trusted by Helikaon, who funds his work. Khalkeus builds him the ""Xanthos"". He later discovers a new kind of metal with which to make swords that are stronger than normal bronze (iron). After Troy is invaded he can no longer get funds from Helikaon, so he turns to the Mykene king Agamemnon, who gives him gold so long as he gets the finished work. After finally managing to uncover the"
"Bronze Tiger Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner) is a fictional character, a supervillain and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Michael Jai White portrays Bronze Tiger in the second and seventh seasons of The CW television series ""Arrow"". Bronze Tiger first appeared in ""Dragon's Fists"", a novel by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry which starred Richard Dragon. Bronze Tiger's first DC Comics appearance was in ""Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter"". Ben Turner comes from an upper middle class black neighborhood in Central City. When he was only 10 years old, he saw a burglar attacking his parents,"
"King of the World (film) King of the World is an American television film which aired on January 10, 2000 on ABC. It chronicles the early stages of the career of heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay), who is portrayed by Terrence Howard. It is based upon a biography of the same name by David Remnick. Having won the gold medal for boxing in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Kentucky native Cassius Clay (Terrence Howard) challenges professional heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston (Steve Harris) for the title. The media is both"
"silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet of mingled iron and clay. A great stone, not cut by human hands, fell on the feet of the statue and destroyed it, and the rock became a mountain that filled the whole world. Daniel then interprets the dream: it concerns four successive kingdoms, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar, which will be replaced by the everlasting kingdom of the God of heaven. Nebuchadnezzar affirms that Daniel's god is ""the God of gods and Lord of kings and revealer of mysteries."" He lavishes gifts on Daniel and makes him chief of all"
"New Zealand. There is a Brazen Head Inn in Mingo in West Virginia and San Francisco. Brazen head A brazen head, brass, or bronze head was a legendary automaton in the early modern period whose ownership was ascribed to late medieval scholars such as Roger Bacon who had developed a reputation as wizards. Made of brass or bronze, the male head was variously mechanical or magical. Like Odin's head of Mimir in Norse paganism, it was reputed to be able to correctly answer any question put to it, although it was sometimes restricted to ""yes"" or ""no"" answers. In the"
"The Bronze (film) The Bronze is a 2015 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Bryan Buckley and written by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch. It was produced by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass through their Duplass Brothers Productions banner. The film stars Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, Haley Lu Richardson and Dale Raoul. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2015. The film was theatrically released on March 18, 2016 by Sony Pictures Classics. Former gymnastics Bronze Medalist Hope Ann Greggory (Melissa Rauch) has been living off her celebrity status"
"The Bronze (film) The Bronze is a 2015 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Bryan Buckley and written by Melissa Rauch and Winston Rauch. It was produced by Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass through their Duplass Brothers Productions banner. The film stars Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Cecily Strong, Haley Lu Richardson and Dale Raoul. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2015. The film was theatrically released on March 18, 2016 by Sony Pictures Classics. Former gymnastics Bronze Medalist Hope Ann Greggory (Melissa Rauch) has been living off her celebrity status"
"one of the most popular stars in the US: Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton ""Glenn"" Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor who held dual Canadian and American citizenship. His career lasted more than 50 years. Although he played many different roles, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances. He was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford was born on May 1, 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne, Quebec, the son of Hannah Wood (""née"" Mitchell) and Newton Ford, an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Through his father,"
"thus be delayed by gathering the limbs of his child. Tomi, the place where this occurred, was believed to have derived its name from ""temno"" (, ""cut""). Jason - he was an ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. Because he belongs to mythology, he may have existed before the Greek Dark Ages (1100–800 BC.) The people who wrote about Jason lived around 300 BC. Jason"
"story of their discovery were featured in the first episode of the 2005 BBC television documentary series ""How Art Made the World"", which included an interview with Stefano Mariottini. The most popular theory is that two separate Greek artists created the bronzes about 30 years apart around the 5th century BC. “Statue A” was probably created between the years 460 and 450 BC, and “Statue B” between 430 and 420 BC. Some believe that “Statue A” was the work of Myron, and that a pupil of Phidias, called Alkamenes, created “Statue B”. Statue A portrays a young warrior hero or"
"The Iron Crown The Iron Crown () is a 1941 Italian adventure written and directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Massimo Girotti and Gino Cervi. The narrative revolves a sacred iron crown and a king who is prophesied to lose his kingdom to his grandson. It blends motifs from several European myths, legends and modern works of popular fiction. The film won a Coppa Mussolini award, which is the ancestor to the Golden Lion. Sedemondo (Gino Cervi) succeeds his brother Licinio (Massimo Girotti) upon his death as king of Kindaor, and a messenger bearing a crown made from a nail from"
"Golden Boy (film) Golden Boy is a 1939 American romantic drama film based on the Clifford Odets play of the same name. Directed by Rouben Mamoulian, The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou and William Holden. Young, promising violinist Joe Bonaparte (Holden) is in financial difficulties and is faced with the question of whether he should earn money as a boxer, but risk hand injuries, or do without the big money. His father, Mr. Bonaparte senior (Cobb), wishes his son to continue training his musical talent and buys him an expensive violin, but Joe Bonaparte persuades the almost bankrupt manager"
"The Golden Blade The Golden Blade is a 1953 American Technicolor adventure film directed by Nathan Juran and starring Rock Hudson as Harun Al-Rashid and Piper Laurie as Princess Khairuzan. It is set in ancient Bagdad and borrows from the Arabic fairy tales of ""One Thousand and One Nights"" as well as the myth of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone. The movie opens with a raging desert battle between the cities of Basra and Baghdad, during which Basran, the father of Harun (Rock Hudson), is fatally wounded. Before he dies, he gives his son a medallion he"
"Brazen head A brazen head, brass, or bronze head was a legendary automaton in the early modern period whose ownership was ascribed to late medieval scholars such as Roger Bacon who had developed a reputation as wizards. Made of brass or bronze, the male head was variously mechanical or magical. Like Odin's head of Mimir in Norse paganism, it was reputed to be able to correctly answer any question put to it, although it was sometimes restricted to ""yes"" or ""no"" answers. In the seventeenth century Thomas Browne considered them to be misunderstanding of the scholars' alchemical work, while in"